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Champion Hurdle
The Cheltenham Festival is a four-day celebration of National Hunt racing, which takes place at Prestbury Park, Gloucestershire in March every year. National Hunt racing first took place at Prestbury Park, but the Champion Hurdle wasn’t added to the Cheltenham Festival programme until 1927. Nowadays, the Champion Hurdle is the feature race on the first…
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Cheltenham Festival Races – Schedule 2026
There are of course changes to the Cheltenham Festival race schedule over the years, but as of 2026 this is the running order of the races spanning the unmissable four day Cheltenham Festival. If you’re instead interested in the royal ascot, then look here. Day 1: Tuesday – Champions Day 1.20pm The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle…
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Stayer’s Hurdle (World Hurdle)
The Stayer’s Hurdle is a grade one National Hunt race held during the prestigious Cheltenham Festival. From 2005 onwards the race, then sponsored by Ladbrokes, had its name changed to the World Hurdle. However from 2017 the race has a new sponsor (Sun Bet) and will return to being called the Stayer’s Hurdle. The race…
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The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup
The Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup is a Class 2 Handicap Steeple Chase, run over 3 miles 1½ furlongs on the New Course at Cheltenham, where it is currently scheduled as the final race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival in March. The race is open to horses aged five years and upwards, but…
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Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase
The Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase registered as the Golden Miller Novices’ Chase, is run over 2 miles 4 furlongs on the New Course at Cheltenham and is currently scheduled as the second race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival. As the name suggests, the race is open to novice chasers –…
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Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate (TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase)
The Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate has been run in various guises over the years, but was inaugurated in 1951 as the Mildmay of Flete Challenge Cup, in memory of Anthony Bingham Mildmay, the second Baron Mildmay of Flete. Mildmay rode eight winners at Cheltenham, including three at the Cheltenham Festival, before his premature death by…
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Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle)
Not to be confused with the David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle,, the Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle is a recent addition to the Cheltenham Festival programme, having been run as then sixth race on the Thursday for the first time in 2016. The race commemorates Dawn Run, the only horse to complete the Champion Hurdle and…
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Pertemps Final
The Pertemps Final, formerly the Coral Golden Hurdle Final, was inaugurated in 1974, but has been sponsored by independent recruitment company Pertemps Network Group since 2002. The race is a Listed handicap, run over 3 miles on the New Course at Cheltenham and open to horses aged five years and upwards that have finished in…
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Festival Trophy Handicap Chase (The Ultima Handicap Chase)
Better known in recent years as the Ultima Handicap Chase, the Festival Trophy Handicap Chase is a Grade 3 steeplechase, run over 3 miles and 110 yards on the Old Course at Cheltenham. The race is open to horses aged 5 years and upwards and is currently scheduled as the third race on the opening…
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Coral Cup
The Coral Cup, sponsored by Coral since its inauguration in 1993, is run over 2 miles 5 furlongs on the Old Course at Cheltenham. The race is open to horse aged four years and upwards and is currently scheduled as the third race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in March each year.…